Scotland: Revisionism’s Gravitational Pull

Feb 23, 2019 by

by David McCarthy, Evangelicals Now: ‘If you want me to stick my neck out, I think I would say that if the Church were officially to approve homosexual partnerships as a legitimate alternative to heterosexual marriage, this so far...

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Gay rights campaigner shortlisted as new bishop of Glasgow and Galloway

Feb 16, 2019 by

by Marc Horne, The Times: Scotland is poised to get its first openly gay bishop in a move that threatens to deepen a global split between liberal and conservative Anglicans. The Very Rev Kelvin Holdsworth, a campaigner for gay rights, has...

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Aberdeen congregation votes to cede from the Scottish Episcopal Church

Jan 19, 2019 by

from ACNS: A congregation in the north-east Scottish coastal city of Aberdeen is preparing to leave the Scottish Episcopal Church. Members of Westhill Community Church voted last night (Thursday) by 83 per cent to 13 per cent to leave the...

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Scottish Episcopal Church: A Faithful Remnant

Oct 12, 2018 by

from New Directions, courtesy of VOL: […]  The 20th century was different story. Especially from the 1960s there has been noting but decline, so that today there are nominally 30,909 members, with 22,073 the key active figure on the...

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Edinburgh church votes to split from the Scottish Episcopal Church in early sign of schism at decision to support gay ma...

Aug 5, 2018 by

by Harry Farley, Telegraph: One of the largest churches in Edinburgh has voted to split from the Scottish Episcopal Church amid tensions over its decision to become the first Anglican body in the UK to endorse gay marriage. St Thomas’ is...

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Gay priest Jeffrey John misses out on bishop role

Jun 5, 2018 by

By Tola Mbakwe, Premier: Openly gay Anglican priest very Rev Dr Jeffrey John has fallen at the final hurdle to become the Bishop of Brechin in Scotland. He was named on a short list for the role in April earlier this year. The job has...

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